Dates

• Existence: 1921-

Biography

Eugene F. Fairbanks (1921- ) is a retired physician and author. He is the son of Avard T. Fairbanks.

Eugene F. Fairbanks was born in 1921 in Eugene, Oregon to Avard T. Fairbanks and Beatrice Maude Fox. He assisted his father with modeling, plaster casting and photography for sculpture while his father worked as a university professor. Eugene studied medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School. He served as a transport durgeon in the Army Medical Corps and then worked as a family physician in Washington state until retiring in 1995. Eugene also authored several books about his father's sculptures and art techniques. He and his wife Florence had five sons and five daughters.

Citation:

http://www.fairbanksartbooks.com/Eugene_Fairbanks.html (Eugene F. Fairbank; born in 1921 in Eugene, Oregon to Avard T. Fairbanks and Beatrice Maude Fox; assisted his father with modeling, plaster casting and photography for sculpture while his father worked as a university professor; studied medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School; served as a transport surgeon in the Army Medical Corps and then worked as a family physician in Washington state until retiring in 1995; authored several books about his father's sculptures and art techniques; he and his wife Florence had five sons and five daughters)

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